The "Framework Guidelines for Addressing Workplace Violence in the Health Sector" are intended to support all those responsible for safety in the workplace, be it governments, employers, workers, trade unions, professional bodies or members of the public. The tool will guide you through the complexity of issues to be considered when developing anti-violence policies and strategies for all work-settings in the health sector. These can be adapted to meet local and national needs and constraints.

A number of country studies as well as cross-cutting theme studies were realized to fill major information gaps and provide evidence for the drafting of guidelines to address workplace violence in the health sector.

This website presents all study reports and working papers of the Joint Programme, as well as the study protocol developed for the country case studies. The documents of the Joint Programme are published to stimulate further discussion in the area of workplace violence, encourage fact-finding research in other countries and support initiatives at international, national and local levels. It is required that credit be given to the Joint Programme in the event that the material of the case study protocol used for further studies by reasearchers.